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Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019
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#### 42 Shrimp trap
42 Shrimp trap
> > (1) It is lawful for a person to use a trap for taking freshwater shrimp in the waters specified in the Table to this clause if the trap complies with the description as set out in that Table and the following conditions are complied with—
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> > > (a) the trap is not used unless it is identified by a tag that—
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> > > > (i) is securely attached to a part of the trap that is at or above water level, and
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> > > > (ii) has dimensions of at least 80 mm by 45 mm, and
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> > > > (iii) displays the letters “ST” and the initial of the first name, surname, year of birth and residential postcode of the person using the trap, in clearly visible letters that are not less than 15 mm in height and are of a colour that contrasts with that of the tag,
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> > > (b) a person does not use more than 1 trap at any one time,
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> > > (c) a person does not leave the trap set for more than 24 hours.
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> > (2) It is lawful for a person to use a shrimp trap to take yabbies that are taken by the shrimp trap when it is being lawfully used to take freshwater shrimp.
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> > (3) For the purposes of this Regulation or any other instrument under the Act, a trap referred to in this clause may be referred to as a shrimp trap.
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> Table
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> | Waters—Inland waters.Description of trap—Not exceeding 0.6 metre in length, 0.5 metre in width and 0.5 metre in depth; constructed of netting or mesh not greater than 13 mm along the longest diagonal; has entrance funnels that are not more than 35 mm in width at the narrowest point measured on any axis. |